Sixteen year-old with leiomyosarcoma in a prior benign myomectomy site

Jennifer A. Vaz; Payam Katebi Kashi; Saeid Movahedi-Lankarani; Niccole B. Piguet; Kristen P. Zeligs; Lana Bijelic; Uma N.M. Rao; Thomas P. Conrads; G. Larry Maxwell; Kathleen M. Darcy; Ruchi Garg

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2019.08.002

Gynecologic Oncology Reports (Aug 2019)

Sixteen year-old with leiomyosarcoma in a prior benign myomectomy site

Jennifer A. Vaz,
Payam Katebi Kashi,
Saeid Movahedi-Lankarani,
Niccole B. Piguet,
Kristen P. Zeligs,
Lana Bijelic,
Uma N.M. Rao,
Thomas P. Conrads,
G. Larry Maxwell,
Kathleen M. Darcy,
Ruchi Garg

Affiliations

Jennifer A. Vaz: Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
Payam Katebi Kashi: Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
Saeid Movahedi-Lankarani: Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
Niccole B. Piguet: Inova Medical Group, Pediatric Specialists of Virginia, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Personalized Health Campus, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA
Kristen P. Zeligs: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
Lana Bijelic: Inova Shar Cancer Institute, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Personalized Health Campus, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA
Uma N.M. Rao: Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
Thomas P. Conrads: Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA
G. Larry Maxwell: Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Fairfax Women's Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA; Inova Shar Cancer Institute, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Personalized Health Campus, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA; Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
Kathleen M. Darcy: Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., 6720A Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
Ruchi Garg: Mid Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology and Pelvic Surgery Associates, 8081 Innovation Park Drive, Suite 775, Fairfax, Virginia 22031, USA; Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2019.08.002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29
pp. 126 – 129

Abstract

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Uterine leiomyosarcoma in a prior myomectomy site is a rare phenomenon. We report an unusual case of a leiomyosarcoma arising six months post myomectomy in a 16-year old female. Keywords: Malignant transformation, Leiomyoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Adolescent, High-risk features

Published in Gynecologic Oncology Reports

ISSN: 2352-5789 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/gynecologic-oncology-reports

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